59th Anniversary Virtual Concert

this is the day that the lord has made we will rejoice and be glad in it oh what a blessing it is for us to gather on this friday evening to worship the lord in the beauty of his holiness on the wings of song i am so excited to come now to this point of celebration it's anniversary weekend for wheeler avenue baptist church and we are so excited about that listen for 59 years this church wheeler avenue baptist church has been blessed with phenomenal music ministry whether it was the classical majesty of the anthem the historical significance of the spiritual whether it was the theological import of a hymn or the emotional connection of good old gospel music in this sanctuary in the sanctuary that preceded it known as our chapel and when we get to the cathedral we're going to continue to celebrate god in song so tonight we've been gathered together at the behest of our inimitable minister of music minister leon christopher lewis how we thank god for him and in addition to our singers who are going to bless us as they do every week in addition to that phenomenal band you hear behind me we are going to be blessed tonight by the music ministry of brother v michael mckay and the legends and we're going to be blessed by pastor kim burrell and we're going to be blessed by brother jonathan nelson it's going to be a great night of music and worship so i pray that you'll get yourself ready for these next several minutes as we honor the lord together and i know you're going to feel god's presence right where you are and remember that in his presence there is fullness of joy so make sure you praise your god right there in your home right there on your job right there in that hospital room even if you're behind prison bars make sure you can celebrate god with everything that is within you this is the day that the lord has made come on let's rejoice and be glad in it happy birthday happy anniversary happy 59 years wheeler avenue baptist church let's sing [Music] put it on the spirit of happiness [Music] i'm in the lord's army i'm going into battle and i've got the victory [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] is [Music] me [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] it won't work because we serve the god who has the name that's above every name if you know the name and it's made you victorious just cry out jesus come on cry out jesus the lover of our souls jesus hallelujah our friend lover forever we love you we praise you we give you glory we've seen you work and we declare mighty all the works of your hands [Music] it's worth [Music] [Music] what you say tonight [Music] [Music] [Music] come on that's who you are [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] is you've done so many wonderful things [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Music] yes [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] my [Music] [Music] oh [Applause] [Music] hallelujah [Music] thank you [Music] [Applause] [Music] i [Music] hey [Music] oh [Music] is [Music] get out of here [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Music] my [Music] is [Music] of your hand now come on just lift your hands and begin to worship our god in here hallelujah there's no name greater than yours demons tremble at the sound of your name bodies are healed at the sound of your name yokes are destroyed at the sound of the name come on lives and marriages and relationships are restored at the sound of your name just cry out the name jesus the only name that has power jesus the only name that says come on cheers kings and kingdoms will fade away but the everlasting ever loving name of jesus will always remain because of many other words come on have you ever done anything in your life [Music] [Music] now come on and worship the gods you love hallelujah [Music] no god like a god there's no god like jehovah [Music] oh her dynamic distinctive and captivating voice carries power to soothe and encourage the hearts of people everywhere the houston native is revered by her peers in the music industry from both the spiritual and secular worlds this humble grammy award nominee and stellar award winner has a true and undying passion for ministry and music let us receive on the avenue pastor kim burrell you know i want to say happy 59th my god what a journey this has been and what a successful journey it has been to you the preaching machine himself dr cosby we love and appreciate you so very much and to all of the world that's watching you know growing up in church i have no regrets we would stand up in church and you would hear somebody stand up and say first give it unto god pass the saints and friends and they would go on we could almost recite it together but all we were doing was giving a testimony of god's goodness well i want to say a little bit just like this the song simply says thank you jesus oh yes he's been good he is good and somebody said he's good all the time sometimes there'd be a little old lady standing up and she'd say well he woke me up this morning started me on my way gave me grace and strength just to sing the day and with each new day a new mercy i see i'm telling you that's what the lord has done for me come on for the many ways that you made yes [Music] he's done so much oh yes [Music] this time not only asking i'm trusting what i want while i got jesus on the line why don't you guard what you want anybody else want to talk to the master thank you [Music] is [Music] that's how good it is [Music] wouldn't be enough to tell you is [Music] [Music] that's what you've done for me [Music] [Music] come on church what he's done for me everything that you've done for me let's go he's been good god's been good and he's good all the time [Laughter] to god be the glory for all that he is all that he's done all that he shall be god is the kind of situation that he never ceases to amaze us what almighty god we serve thank you jesus you know living this life in current times is not always easy but we have a god that knows all sees all and knows how to do all many years ago when we saw those two planes running to those buildings in new york the world stopped our hearts raced personally my family began to call me because i was in new york at the time and the lord spoke to me the day before those planes flew into new york told me to leave i was at home and didn't tell my family so they didn't know if i was still there we have god i remember turning on the tv growing up in church we used to sing father i i stretch my hand [Music] too to the ear now i know we're going the same [Music] yourself away from me somebody that believes in says oh tell me where but i went on and wrote the song in honor of that like this father i stretch watching those planes go into those buildings it's a reason why this church has been here for 59 years we need the house of god we need god listen looking out of the window hoping for a lovely day only to find someone has lost their way [Music] wondering why the reason blowing sin has [Music] i stretch my [Music] [Music] oh [Music] i hate to think about it you tell me where shall i go [Music] [Applause] [Music] so we must trust and believe beyond this moment [Music] i know [Music] i wouldn't know what to do if you ever left me [Music] i don't know [Music] oh [Music] we search for answers in life trials come situations problems [Music] he's still god we lose family but he still died we lose jobs we have that sound people die that we love but we [Music] we can face tomorrow is everything [Music] not to your own [Music] in all my understanding [Music] [Music] i am [Music] [Music] [Music] don't ever leave [Music] he's our god he's our god we can call on him anytime he's our god our father who's in heaven who watches over us you know leo they would say i need i feel like having church there i really need this somebody gotta step on faith and say oh bless i know what's going on in the world but all bless i know people are losing jobs but all bless i know [Music] oh bless me [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] we know about this [Music] yes god's been good tell him yeah oh yes oh yes [Music] [Applause] [Music] everyone is bad [Music] somebody giving glory somebody giving glory somebody giving praise somebody give me money yes lord all day long until the next miracle yes lord in the hospital god [Music] from the bottom of my heart [Music] yes [Music] [Music] and i told god yes and he healed my body if you're sick in your mind you're telling me yeah [Music] he knows how to answer your breath my [Music] [Applause] songs [Music] [Music] he's good anyhow i said he's good anyhow i got a 102 year old grandmother and i take care of my grandmother and every once in a while i hear that 102 year old woman say yeah yeah yeah [Music] he knows how to answer you if you're just telling me yes from the bottom of my heart [Music] i gotta tell him yes lord [Music] myself i know they got new music out there but this is my kind of saying [Music] it's gotta be completely yes oh my my soul my soul says yes all right i gotta leave it alone praise god's name forever praise god's name forever praise god's name forever you know sins of god i don't know how many y'all still talk to god but i do i wouldn't make it if i couldn't hear his voice glory to god's name i was talking to god one night and he led me to record this song that i'm about to sing and i have found out that the true blessing that we are in store for is only connected to our faith it's according to what we choose to believe about a faithful god he's faithful the song says have faith in me [Music] imagine god talking to you he says if you only [Music] if you only knew the power that i have [Music] and what i can do and if you if you only that's god talking to us if you only know the truth he says all that i am already lives inside of you yeah [Music] is when you pray believe and then and then you shall receive me because god says there's no limits [Music] [Music] 11 23 and 24 have faith in me god says my children you have goals you want to achieve [Music] everything i know about you i know you know by now i know you know by now that from me you're gone you can have everything you want and everything you need but you gotta learn to take the land that's all for me and let me be god i'll show you i can do exceedingly abundantly that's his word above all that you ever ask for things in me and that's when you shall receive from me ain't nothing keeping you from me but you there's no limit to what i can do i'm trying to get through to you i gotta get my children to see read it it's in mark 11 and 23 and 24 say it [Music] that's good news coming from god there's nothing important [Music] i [Music] [Music] and then god says [Music] but i'm a god [Music] thank you jesus [Music] there's no limit to what i can do i'm [Music] 11 23 and 29 speak to the mountain and that mountain's [Music] talking to your feet [Music] there's nothing impossible for me to do [Music] wait [Applause] [Music] we're gone [Music] [Music] this last one i want to dedicate to what i call a fine man from heart to personality dr cosby job well done who can walk into a legacy and extend it but somebody who has the grace and the favor and the anointing and the talent and the patience and the love for god to do it thank you for coming to houston we love you 59 and moving forward i speak in this atmosphere speak to the spirit of will avenue whatever you want to do it's already done for those of you watching i'd like for you to claim what you want from god there's nothing hard for him to do [Music] simply believe while i sing this prayer oh lord i need a miracle [Music] the devil wants to steal my joy but i know god too well to lose i win and i'll never give in so [Music] i claim it and i'll say the miracle it's mine i claim it now and by my faith it's already done all we had to do was say it then we must believe all that everything we need is done it's done according to our faith it's already done all god wants you to do is say it then you must believe that it's good [Music] [Applause] oh lord we need we need a breakthrough we need a breakthrough the whole world has changed sometimes we wake up and wonder what is today gonna bring but we hold on to you because we believe everything we need is already been taken care of [Music] then he wants us to believe that everything we need [Music] that's faith talking no mountains all you gotta do is [Music] say it it's done i know the doctor said that it's cancer but i believe it you'll have made you believe whose sweet part will you believe it's not out of his reach give it over to him and let him handle it for you for all of you who are watching those of you who are listening this is not the time to give up for the time to throw on the child god has kept us in a pandemic in a world we don't know where death is but speak whatever you want it's done somebody wants that brand new house somebody needs to be here is [Music] [Music] everything according to who's doing it for me [Music] i am going to sleep because i know a god who can do it for you [Music] has done it before yeah he has done it before [Music] and he can he can do it again put your hand in his hand and have a heart let him do it again somebody say do it jesus do it for me come on go little brother and say do it jesus do it for them who are they do it for my enemies for my friends do it for the naysayers do it for them i'm trusting you to be god [Music] then you must believe [Music] that by faith [Music] [Applause] it's already done [Music] god bless you will the now and forever [Music] for more than a quarter of a century churches throughout the country have been inspired by the words and music of v michael mckay as a well-respected conductor clinician speaker songwriter and author v michael mckay has dedicated his life to a greater level of ministry with a passion to meet the needs of people in the contemporary christian community the michael mckay is a two-time dove award winner and a 2000 inductee into the gospel music hall of fame let us receive our special guest on the avenue v michael [Music] the mckay church anniversary of the willow avenue baptist church this is b michael mckay and behind me is houston gospel legend we're going to have a good time so you just join in with us if you know the song sing with us if you don't you can even fake it act like you know it and just move it it's okay let's go [Music] is [Music] me [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Music] oh [Music] worship him [Music] is [Music] [Music] me [Music] is [Music] help me [Music] i need you to help me [Music] me [Music] yes indeed yeah right back and say hiya [Music] hi [Music] there's a text speaking [Music] yeah there's a song called speak for me we're gonna sing that in a minute listen this church has a rich history in him singing [Music] hopefully we can get through this text [Music] it's an archaic text and i submit that the holy spirit becomes a genius in our lives and he makes intercession for us and he interprets to us what he wants us to know so we're not going to use an interpreter we're just going to sing this archaic text you hang tough with us okay pray us through this [Music] day by day by day my father's wise [Music] he whose heart is [Music] lovingly y'all [Music] and rest with [Music] the lord himself [Music] all my cares the protection of his children [Music] as thy [Music] to me [Music] in every tribulation [Music] off with me within that holy word [Music] [Music] till i reach the promised land [Music] help me in my moments of great sorrow help me in my moments of great sovereignty i'm standing on your promises standing on your promises listen y'all [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Music] is [Music] i till i reached me [Music] [Applause] [Music] trying to jesus gonna walk the streets [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] hey [Music] every time [Music] i know [Music] listen early in the morning or before the break of day i get down on my bending knees and sometimes down on my face and just a little talk with jesus it's how i start my day everybody's saying my words it still works yes it does foreign listen now i've learned not to worry god gave me the privilege to pray he's never too busy to hear what little me has got to say but you know what sometimes in particular already already made my way everything [Applause] every time i think of you i will all you gotta do is take the time is [Music] listen back in the old church they would say [Music] our father which are in heaven hallowed be thy holy name they say my kingdom come oh let your will be done lord have your way in the place tonight come on in the room she fill us with your spirit help somebody tonight pray alone my brother [Music] take the time [Music] [Music] take the time [Music] something happens when the church begins to pray [Music] this way [Music] [Music] when the church begins to break when the church begins to pray [Music] god will have this way [Music] us will believe [Music] is [Music] god [Music] [Music] begins to parade [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] there ain't no doubt in my life i know i [Music] it and i receive it something something something something something something [Music] something and i [Music] just keep [Music] oh yeah something [Music] i believe is [Music] oh [Music] when the church begins to pray hey hallelujah hallelujah [Music] regretting what i have [Music] [Music] faces [Music] me [Music] how unhappy i was [Music] remembering the day when guilt was taken away [Music] no longer [Music] my god [Music] just just speak for me [Music] [Applause] [Music] way [Music] [Applause] [Music] you're the only [Music] you know what to say and how to say you know what to say [Music] tell me [Applause] they had [Music] you're the only one i've ever [Music] victory oh [Music] i don't know [Music] i don't know [Music] [Music] [Music] speak lord speak lord tell them tell them i'm guilty i'm guaranteed but forgiveness yes i am yes i am [Music] forgetfulness are dropped [Music] [Applause] [Music] just [Music] foreign [Music] she [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Applause] hey [Music] hey [Music] jeez oh [Music] this oh [Applause] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] in the midnight [Music] i can't call on nobody else [Music] oh [Music] wow [Music] we just like to say thank you to pastor cosby to leon and the entire family here allowing us to come in and share with you this 59th church anniversary yes indeed that's a long time y'all just tell them thank you thank you yeah thank you thank you let's end like this let's go home with something that we know [Music] [Music] oh oh his hands come on i put it on [Applause] [Music] let's go whatever i know hello i put it up [Music] whatever whatever hey [Music] every few decades we are blessed with voices that are both undeniably and instantaneously classic this artist has become cemented in the fabric of our hearts he is a native of baltimore maryland reared in the pentecostal church and he is a lover of god let us receive on the avenue jonathan nelson it's a good thing to know that we all have the same name i want you to type on the screen my name is victory come on let's celebrate let's go [Music] if you know it join us and sing along come on everybody [Music] i know who i i need everybody my name is victory my name is victory i'm a conqueror i know that i know who i am why don't you join us [Music] victory [Music] that my name is everybody [Music] [Applause] victory [Music] and what's your name type it on the screen come on victory [Music] i am somebody ought to type it on the screen my name is victory [Music] wherever you are you could be home you may be in your car you may need to pull over but i want you to get up and i want you to stop moving your feet come on it's time to dance everybody come on hey hey hey come on come on we're going to the islands i'm talking to every believer that believes that we serve the god of miracles come on everybody we ain't young yeti everybody move your feet come on [Music] oh [Music] thank you [Music] his head [Music] is [Music] i [Music] hi everybody [Music] i [Music] everybody [Music] i [Music] let's dance a little bit come on everybody wherever you are come on come on it's time to jam come on come on come on it's time to dance [Music] and i want you to look directly into it help me say it come on i can't hear you you know what come on [Music] [Music] you gotta say [Music] i'm talking to all the young people out there [Music] sickness [Music] let's go hey [Music] [Music] [Music] whatever it is come on [Music] come on let the fan play on [Music] [Applause] [Music] so jesus we really do love you we lift up [Music] millions of words can't describe the feeling i have [Music] so i'll simply say jesus [Music] [Music] if i had ten thousand tongues in tongues it still would be enough to say it millions of words can't describe help me say it y'all millions of words [Music] so i'll simply say this is back to where it goes quite like the love of jesus [Music] all over the world back there is [Applause] [Music] is love you i am with all of my heart is is with jesus i love you i is is is [Music] is [Music] and say in jesus [Applause] [Music] jesus [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] jesus i love you [Music] hey listen you cannot give up you gotta finish strong somebody hashtag finish strong on that screen come on let's go [Music] in this race that we run you gotta have endurance cause it's a marathon [Music] i was born sure enough to win in pursuit with faith until the end i'm going because you had [Music] all in my way but still for the rest of my life till my work is done because [Music] everybody [Music] everybody you know you can't give up i want you to type it on the screen one more time i gotta finish drawing that thing today come on god promise come on ladies and gentlemen be with me forever because you hate [Music] hey everybody [Music] everybody i promise that i'll finish i promise i promise that i'll finish up hey hey everybody [Music] oh oh

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Length: 117min 59sec (7079 seconds)

Published: Fri Jun 04 2021